ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
license; licence; permission; driver's license
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
failure; mistake; blunder
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
memories; recollections; reminiscence
trip abroad; overseas travel
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
primary school; elementary school; grade school
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is